Presonus Eris E3.5 vs Mackie CR3 || Sound Demo w/ Bass Test

Presonus E3.5 on bhphotovideo: https://bhpho.to/2JgiTJN
Presonus E3.5 on amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2Dt70Cc
Mackie CR3 on bhphotovideo: https://bhpho.to/2yz00BL
Mackie CR3 on amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2DNUvOq
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I know many of You have been waiting for comparisons of new small monitor from Presonus, the Eris E3.5, and here it is compared with its main competitor, Mackie CR3. Mackie and Presonus both have very similar size, build quality and price but they both sound quite different. Mackie is rather relaxing speaker with nice, laid back midrange and sweet top end. The biggest flaw of Mackie is its bass performance which is boomy (esecially on desk where the desk resonances combine with the speaker boominess), rather hollow and boosted in upper rages. Presonus on the other hand has much tighter and cleaner bass response. Unfortunately Presonus is not free of compromises to sound, mainly the shouty coloration to midrange which is artifically forward. Overall Presonus is more balanced and less boxy speakrs.
To be honest, as a fan of Presonus Eris E4.5, I expected Presonus E3.5 to be better that in turned out to be. Do not get me wrong, it is not a bad speaker (especially for the money), but it has its compromises to sound that lets it down a bit. To sum this up, I would point to Presonus as a winner of this comparison, so if You are in the market for a studio monitor under 100dollars than go Presonus. Which one would You choose and why? Let me know in the comments below! Cheers!
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All the tracks used in this video can be found here:
   • Test Tracks  
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Sound recorded using Tascam DR-22WL recorder. Levels matched using SPL meter (avarage level ca 75dB). All tone controls set to neutral.